Group characteristics, site fidelity and seasonal abundance of bottlenose dolphins tursiops aduncus in Jervis Bay and port Stephens, south-eastern Australia

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-21

  Moller L M ^a   Allen, S J ^a   Harcourt, R G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Calving season; Jervis Bay; Port Stephens; Seasonal abundance; Site fidelity; Social organisation; South eastern Australia; Tursiops aduncus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016705601     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am02011     Document Type: Article

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